My apologies - I meant to do this a long time ago, and then I saw today's message with the same question that I posted a while ago..

Thank you all for the answers regarding SF and the Bay area GF. Some of you sent your own summaries, so I'm posting those as well.

Stores: Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are the major ones carrying a nice selection of GF stuff in SF. I found that WF (on Franklin & California) have the better selection. Also, supermarkets such as Cal-Mart (Laurel Village) and Cala-Foods have some stuff too.

Dining:

Jane recommended Outback which has a GF menu (in Sausalito) and Nick's Lighthouse, where she was able to have the chef make a few changes.

Terri recommended Crave, A San Francisco Bakery - cravebakery.org - brownies, cookies, etc. they have a list of locations where their goodies can be found.

Contact Rainforest Cafe at their website and they will accommodate you =in=20S.F. =20Alioto's and Fisherman's Grotto on the pier. Great view.

Lori's Diners...a chain. Just make sure your eggs are not mixed in with =the pancakes, etc.=20They're all designed like 1950's era.

Marin county.... Frantoio's or something like that,=20where they actually press olives in a real olive press in front of the=20diners....behind glass. Expensive. Not kid oriented.

... Scoma's, where I've had great meals....in Sausalito...I think there is also a Scoma's at Fisherman's Wharf in=20S.F.

South of the airport in the San Mateo area is The Fish Market. Loved =their=20food. Lots of choices.=20

Max's Deli, where you can buy lo-carb....just meat...dishes and I'm =sure, salads. Not sure of the night,=20but the waiters sing opera sometimes. There are other Max's Deli's in =the=20city. The portions are enormous and everyone enjoyed the ice cream =sodas.

"Hobee's" in the Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale area.=20They are kid friendly, they have veggie=20meals, BUT I can not guarantee that you will get a gluten-free meal.=20http://www.hobees.com/

PF Chang's in Sunnyvale w/ GF menu.

PF Changs. Outback. Both of those places are kid friendly and would =have veg. options. Maybe not so much at Outback but they do have salads =and steamed veggies. =20

I sent a summary to the list regarding SF and the Cuppertino areas for =food options. Here is one of the links I got for information:Click here: San Francisco Bay Area Celiac Support Groups Restaurants =with Gluten Free Items=20

Try going to www.goodhealthpublishing.com for a list of 59 =national/regionalrestaurants and their lists of gluten/wheat free items. There's also agluten free dining card that can be presented to restaurant personnel toease the ordering process.

Summary 2 ( by Shereen):

Hi, Thanks to all for your suggestions. First there is a website,>www.bayareaceliacs.org/restaurants.htm, which is a blog on restaurants>in the Bay Area. They don't have restaurants that have gluten free menus>except for the usual Outbacks and PF Chang's, etc. That was disappointing.>I am from New York and we are fortunate to have numerous restaurants with>special GF menus courtesy of GFRAP. The Bay Area should too!>>Old files were generously provided, but some restaurants and cafes that>were accommodating are no more, like Alma's. The Dolores Park Cafe's gluten>free baker passed away,I was told, and not replaced.>>I went to an organic live food restaurant, reasonably priced and lovely,>Cafe Gratitude, located at 1336 9th Ave, which is near Golden Gate>Park. It is also at 2400 Harrison St in SF and 1730 Shattuck Ave inBerkeley.>Its web site is at www.CafeGratitude.com. They said that most of their menu>is gluten free except for what contained soy sauce. I felt okay after eating>their pizza, no stomach complaints nor telling DH symptoms. I would highly>recommend them.>>I went to Eric's, a Chinese restaurant in Noe Valley (Sanchez and 27th) that>was recommended. They were not very communicative about the gf, and I was>disappointed in this. I was steered away from the mango chicken by thewaiter,>who said that it might have soy sauce. He would not let me talk to the cook>or manager (not there he said). I had a cod dish and veggie/tofu with white>sauce dishes. I did not get sick, but was turned off to their lack of>communication. Would not go back there.>>I went to Amberjack Sushi, also on 27th and Sanchez. It was fine. My friend>insisted on my getting vinegar free rice and they were accomodating. My>friend recommends this restaurant for the quality of the sushi.>>I was told that the Daily Grill at 347 Gearywas accomodating. I went to>Buckeye's in Marin. The waiter's mother in law had celiac disease,>miraculously, and he was helpful. However, I itched my DH the next day. Ihad>eaten simply with salad fish and veggies.